Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council6 Dec 2024Levelling up improvements for town centre delayedMore than £10m will be used to prepare fields in Friar Park Road, to make way for 630 new homes.6 Dec 2024Birmingham & Black Country4 Dec 2024Bus station worker 'saved rough sleeper's life'Sue Tycer helped to furnish 75-year-old, Jeff Adams' flat, after a fire left him sleeping rough. 4 Dec 2024Birmingham & Black Country4 Dec 2024Council home survey deal worth £1.5m to be decidedIt comes amid criticism over Sandwell Council's record-keeping on its stock.4 Dec 202413 Nov 2024Council spends £2.5m on temporary homeless housingSandwell Council says there are currently 220 households living in temporary accommodation.13 Nov 2024Birmingham & Black Country30 Oct 2024Review ordered after girl, 10, killed by motherShay Kang was found dead at a house in Rowley Regis on 4 March, after being stabbed by her mother.30 Oct 2024England3 Oct 2024Council refused transport for special needs childSandwell Council is reviewing its school transport policy after an ombudsman's investigation.3 Oct 2024Birmingham & Black Country30 Aug 2024West Midlands councils warn of £200m funding gapThey say “there is a real risk of the whole region declaring itself as financially unsustainable”.30 Aug 2024England25 Jul 2024Shipping containers part of plans to overhaul townThe containers would be used to create a boxpark-style venue in Wednesbury in Sandwell Council's plan.25 Jul 2024Birmingham & Black Country13 Jul 2024Vandal-hit swimming baths to be soldThe grade II listed baths have been costing £7,500 a month to make them safe from vandals.13 Jul 2024Birmingham & Black Country